New Karratha hospital gets funding nod

The State Government has unveiled plans for a new $207 million health campus in Karratha.

It is the largest expenditure on health infrastructure in country WA to date.

The Government had been deciding whether to upgrade the existing Nickol Bay Hospital on the highway or build a new facility.

$150 million had already been allocated to upgrade the existing facility but this announcement of an extra $57 million from the Royalties for Regions scheme will allow a new hospital to be built in the City centre.

Other services currently operating out of separate sites will be moved to the new hospital, including acute care and mental health and drug services.

The facility is expected to include short-term accommodation for patients and a heli-pad.